Resident Engineer | Remote

Role Summary

The Senior Network Architect will design and guide complex enterprise data center, campus, transport, wireless, and SD-WAN network architectures. This role provides technical leadership across routing, switching, wired and wireless networking, security, and software-defined networking technologies. The position evaluates emerging technologies, supports architecture standards, and influences design decisions across engineering teams and business stakeholders. The role also mentors less-experienced staff and contributes to innovative network solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop organization-wide architectures and methodologies for complex network products, platforms, systems, and technologies.
• Design and support enterprise data center, campus, transport, wired, wireless, and SD-WAN network environments.
• Evaluate new technologies, innovations, and outsourced development partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmaps and business value.
• Create integration and update plans for new technologies within existing network architectures.
• Review designs and project activities for compliance with technology standards, development guidelines, and architectural requirements.
• Apply expertise in routing, switching, TCP/IP, VLANs, BGP, Wi-Fi, RF, access points, Linux networking, and SDN technologies.
• Communicate product architectures and design proposals to business unit and executive stakeholders.
• Conduct technical reviews of material specifications, hardware, electrical components, and network designs.
• Select and apply modeling, testing, and empirical analysis methods to validate designs and specifications.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship while advancing innovative engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Relevant education, training, certifications, or equivalent practical experience in electrical or electronics engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi, campus switching, and SD-WAN environments.
• Deep understanding of enterprise data center, campus, and transport networks, core IP networking concepts, routing, switching, wireless, and SDN technologies.
• Direct experience with Mist and Marvis AI, Wireless Assurance, Wired Assurance, and WAN Assurance.
• Experience with Mist access points, QFX and EX Series switches, and SRX firewalls and gateways.
• Juniper certifications such as JNCIS, JNCIP, or JNCIE, or equivalent industry certifications, are helpful.
• Experience using, evaluating, or developing engineering design tools and software packages.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, design validation, and technical decision-making skills.
• Experience with Linux operating systems and networking, security policies, RF site designs and surveys, packet capture tools, or network automation is desirable.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to present architecture proposals and negotiate technical options at executive levels.

Publishing Pay Range: $80.00 – $86.00 hourly

This is a fully remote role and can be performed from an approved location.